
Miklós Szinetár
Director, intendant, general director, Eternal Member, Master Artist
Miklós Szinetár pursued his studies in music composition under Elek Huzella and in voice under József Sallai. After working as a director, and later chief director, at the Budapest Operetta Theatre from 1953 to 1960, he later served as artistic director of the Petőfi Theatre from 1960 to 1962. From 1962 to 1971 he was Hungarian Television's chief director, and from 1971 until 1974 its artistic manager. In 1974 he was promoted to artistic director, and then to deputy president in 1979. He has been working as a guest director at the Opera House since 1951, starting by directing Auber's opera Fra Diavalo in 1953. His biggest successes included a superb and humorous production of Così fan tutte that was rich in special effects while revealing every layer of the work. His connection to music extends to directing operetta and musicals, in addition to opera. He has directed numerous opera films, including 1976's Gianni Schicchi. His Bluebeard's Castle won the award for best directing in Prague in 1980. From 1993 to 1996, he was director of the Budapest Operetta Theatre, and between 1996 and 2001, as well as between 2002 and 2005, he was the Hungarian State Opera's general director, and he has been an eternal member of the Opera since 2000 and a master artist of the Hungarian State Opera since 2003. He has worked as a guest director in Genoa, Munich, Wuppertal and Yekaterinburg. His work has been recognised with numerous awards, including the Mari Jászai Award (1956 and 1961), the Kossuth Prize (1970), the Béla Balázs (1974), the Miklós Radnóti Anti-Racism Award (2009), the “My Homeland” Award (2011) and the Prima Award (2012).
Performances
September 8. 19:00
classic
opera
10
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (THE MAGIC FLUTE)
September 9. 19:00
classic
opera
10
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (THE MAGIC FLUTE)
September 10. 19:00
classic
opera
10
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (THE MAGIC FLUTE)
September 15. 19:00
classic
opera
10
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (THE MAGIC FLUTE)
December 30. 18:00
classic
operetta
12
rehearsal
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)

December 31. 20:30
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
Standing room tickets can be purchased two hours before performance.

January 2. 11:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
Standing room tickets can be purchased one hour before performance.

January 7. 11:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
Standing room tickets can be purchased one hour before performance.
January 14. 11:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
January 20. 19:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
January 26. 19:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
January 28. 19:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
January 30. 19:00
classic
operetta
12
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
May 3. 19:00
mixed
opera
8
STEPHEN, THE KING
May 5. 11:00
mixed
opera
8
STEPHEN, THE KING
May 9. 19:00
mixed
opera
8
STEPHEN, THE KING
May 11. 11:00
classic
opera
12
premiere
FRA DIAVOLO, BANDIT OPERA IN TWO PARTS
May 11. 19:00
mixed
opera
8
STEPHEN, THE KING
May 18. 11:00
classic
opera
12
FRA DIAVOLO, BANDIT OPERA IN TWO PARTS
May 23. 20:00
classic
opera
12
FRA DIAVOLO, BANDIT OPERA IN TWO PARTS
June 1. 19:00
classic
opera
12
FRA DIAVOLO, BANDIT OPERA IN TWO PARTS
June 27. 18:00
classic
opera
12
rehearsal
RIGOLETTO
June 29. 19:00
classic
opera
12
RIGOLETTO
July 3. 19:00
classic
opera
12
RIGOLETTO
July 5. 19:00
classic
opera
12
RIGOLETTO
July 7. 19:00
classic
opera
12
RIGOLETTO
July 10. 19:00
classic
opera
12
RIGOLETTO
July 12. 19:00
classic
opera
12
RIGOLETTO
July 14. 19:00
classic
opera
12